Netherlands vs Nicaragua: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Netherlands
0.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.3%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
144th
Nicaragua rank
147th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Netherlands ranks 144th and Nicaragua ranks 147th of 216 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 5.0% | 3.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 2.5% | 1.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | -1.0% | 2.4% | 3.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | -2.5% | 1.5% | 4.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Netherlands or Nicaragua?
- Netherlands, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Netherlands and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Nicaragua?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Nicaragua rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Netherlands ranks 144th and Nicaragua ranks 147th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.